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Cabochons!

You asked - we deliver. Cabochons are a domed topped stone with a flat back - and you see them used in those spectacular ads on the backs of beading magazines where someone has spend hundreds of hours beading those wonderful bead collars - riffing off the colours and patterns in a central stone cab.

The general technique is to glue down the cabochon to some super-suede or some Lacey's stiff stuff, and then start beading a "bezel" around it to hold it in place, and then embellish from there. There's a tutorial here for more details. 

Of course - cabochons have been mounted in traditional fabricated metal jewelry for eons, and can also be used in metal clay projects - but we do NOT recommend firing these. (Make the piece first and add the stone after.) We have no idea what will happen to them when fired (except the dyed turquoise howlite - I can tell you what happens to that! It disappears! Just a little pile of white ash left.)
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Ceramic Cabochon - Round Zen Moon Face - White (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Fired, unglazed ceramic faces - cabochons. Bead a bezel around these. 28mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $9.00
Price: $ 7.20
Approx. US Price: $ 6.62
Quantity:
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Ceramic Cabochon - Round Zen Moon Face - Dark Grey (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Fired, unglazed ceramic faces - cabochons. Bead a bezel around these. 28mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $9.00
Price: $ 7.20
Approx. US Price: $ 6.62
Quantity:
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Ceramic Cabochon - Buddha Face - Dark Grey (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Fired, unglazed ceramic faces - cabochons. Bead a bezel around these. 20mm x 28mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $9.00
Price: $ 7.20
Approx. US Price: $ 6.62
Quantity:
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Ceramic Cabochon - Contemplation Face - Dark Grey (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Fired, unglazed ceramic faces - cabochons. Bead a bezel around these. 28mm x 35mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $9.00
Price: $ 7.20
Approx. US Price: $ 6.62
Quantity:
March Madness Sale!!! 20% OFF Ends 11:59 Sunday, March 14.
Online and In store too! In-stock items only. No rainchecks! Fine print here
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Stone - Irregular Cabochon - Tiffany Jasper (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Dendrite inclusion (that black, ferny look) in a cream and pink stone. Very inspiring! Irregular cabochons - size is approximate. Very approximate. 16mm x 22mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $9.60
Price: $ 7.68
Approx. US Price: $ 7.07
Quantity:
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Stone - 14 mm Cabochon - Rhodochrosite (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Great patterns - strong pink and cream. Each stone varies in pattern. 14mm x 14mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $6.75
Price: $ 5.40
Approx. US Price: $ 4.97
Quantity:
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Stone - 22 x 32 mm Cabochon - Rhodochrosite (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Great patterns - strong pink and cream and grey. Each stone varies in pattern. 22mm x 32mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $19.75
Price: $ 15.80
Approx. US Price: $ 14.54
Quantity:
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Stone - 23 x 35 mm Cabochon - Poppy Jasper (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Traceries of black and grey in a deep red background. 23mm x 35mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $6.00
Price: $ 4.80
Approx. US Price: $ 4.42
Quantity:
March Madness Sale!!! 20% OFF Ends 11:59 Sunday, March 14.
Online and In store too! In-stock items only. No rainchecks! Fine print here
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Stone - 30 x 40 mm Cabochon - Red Jasper (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Silky smooth, not a high gloss, not really matt either. Strong patterns. 30mm x 40mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $5.40
Price: $ 4.32
Approx. US Price: $ 3.97
Quantity:
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s20180
Stone - 32 x 54 mm Oval Cabochon - Red Creek Jasper (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Handsome cabochon - non-standard size. This looks like cloud cover - from above - a pilot's eye view. 32mm x 54mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $12.50
Price: $ 10.00
Approx. US Price: $ 9.20
Quantity:
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Stone - 25 x 35 mm Cabochon - Olive Serpentine (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Yellowy greeny. 25mm x 35mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $4.35
Price: $ 3.48
Approx. US Price: $ 3.20
Quantity:
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Stone - 30 x 40 mm Cabochon - Green Turquoise (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Handsome green turquoise from Arizona - mottled with brown streaks. Stabilized turquoise - ready to be mounted and admired. 30mm x 40mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $34.95
Price: $ 27.96
Approx. US Price: $ 25.72
Quantity:
March Madness Sale!!! 20% OFF Ends 11:59 Sunday, March 14.
Online and In store too! In-stock items only. No rainchecks! Fine print here
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s17727
Stone - 30 x 40 mm Cabochon - Turquoise (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Handsome turquoise from Arizona - mottled with black streaks. Lovely colour. Classic turquoise. Stabilized turquoise - ready to be mounted and admired. 30mm x 40mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $34.95
Price: $ 27.96
Approx. US Price: $ 25.72
Quantity:
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s19355
Stone - 25 x 40 mm Rectangle Cabochon - Yellow Zebra Jasper (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Really - not yellow at all. More like grey. 25mm x 40mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $6.00
Price: $ 4.80
Approx. US Price: $ 4.42
Quantity:
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Vintage Pressed Glass - Cabochon - Flowers - Jade Green (1) - March Madness - Mar 11 - 14 - 20% Off
Not stone but glass - pressed into a mold while molten. Flower motif. From a warehouse with other vintage items. Probably Czech-made. 28mm x 36mm By the each. On sale! Regular Price: $7.50
Price: $ 6.00
Approx. US Price: $ 5.52
Quantity:

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